FRANÇOIS BLAIS was one of the most exciting contemporary voices of Quebec literature. Considered an underground superhero of French writing, he was the author of 10 novels, two collections of short stories, and four children's books. In 2020, Blais won the Governor General's Award for French-language children's literature for Lac Adélard. Document 1, which was released in French in 2013 to great critical acclaim, was his first novel to be translated into English. Blais passed away on May 14, 2022. He was 49.